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Sour Reunion for 2007 Sugar Bowl Stars

15. March 2010

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If you’re eagerly awaiting the next mock draft, please note the big trade in the NFL over the weekend. The most cerebral quarterback in the 2007 draft was reunited — sort of — with that year’s “next John Elway.” Al Davis will [...]

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Prospect profile: Myron Lewis, CB, Vanderbilt

15. March 2010

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Sporting News’ Pro Football War Room has hundreds of player evaluations in preparation for the 2010 NFL draft. Here is a capsule look at prospect Myron Lewis: Florida coach Urban Meyer is familiar with Myron Lewis’ talents. School: Vanderbilt NFL position: CB Height: 6-1 5⁄8 Weight: 203 40 time: 4.48 Current projection: Second-round pick Coverage skills: Shows [...]

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Oregon Suspends Jeremiah Masoli, LaMichael James

14. March 2010

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Oregon coach Chip Kelly suspended star quarterback Jeremiah Masoli for the 2010 season on Friday. It is the second such seasonlong suspension Kelly has had to hand down on a star player in the last year — remember LeGarrette Blount? Masoli plead [...]

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LSU plans for Shepard among five developments to watch this spring

13. March 2010

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A quick note, from amid the madness of March: Air Force finishes spring practice Wednesday.   Yes, football continues to churn along, with about a quarter of the Division I-A programs already into their NCAA-allowed 15 spring workouts. From the hodgepodge of position changes and new starters, here are five developments that jump out from the first [...]

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If Big Ben goes, Steelers have plenty of options at quarterback

12. March 2010

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Mike Florio The Pittsburgh Steelers could be facing a serious dilemma, and soon. If quarterback Ben Roethlisbeger is charged with sexual assault in Georgia, the team might need to make alternative plans at the position for 2010 — and possibly beyond. Even if Roethlisberger isn’t charged, one more false move could prompt the Steelers to [...]

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At Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament, Hope Comes 8 Bits at a Time

12. March 2010

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The first half of the 88 competitors arrive shortly before 10 a.m. on the first Saturday in March. We’re meeting at the Badger Bowl, an old bowling alley four miles outside of downtown Madison, Wisc. It’s a brilliant sunny morning, snow piles [...]

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Lord Voldemort Revisited: Confusion Reigns in Big Ten

10. March 2010

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Last spring I wrote an article comparing Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to Lord Voldemort, the freakishly evil villain from the Harry Potter books. At the time I was inspired to write it by Delany’s quick, harsh putdown of something Joe Paterno [...]

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Four Downs: Notre Dame in a position of negotiating power

10. March 2010

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Dave Curtis and Matt Hayes, Sporting News Not to be left out of expansion talk, Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says realignment could force his school’s hand. Sporting News college football columnists Dave Curtis and Matt Hayes weigh in on the hot topics in their sport. First down Q: What’s your take on the statements made [...]

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Stafon Johnson’s draft diary: ‘I have to learn to be patient’

10. March 2010

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Stafon Johnson, for Sporting News I knew I wasn’t going to be 100 percent, the way I wanted to be, when I went to the Combine. But through this whole process and on toward the draft, I just want to go out and show I can compete, even when I’m not 100 percent. For the [...]

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Notre Dame Mulls Shedding Its Independence

10. March 2010

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Is Notre Dame, an institution that for the longest time did not accept invitations to bowl games (and not just in seasons in which it finished 6-6), an institution that for the longest time did not accept female students, and an institution [...]

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